The movie "What The Health" is getting a lot of air time recently. It basically preaches the plant-based diet approach for 30 years.
But it's not that simple. Orange juice and grape juice are just like taking an oral glucose tolerance test. It is a major stressor to the beta cells of the pancreas.
Others (like Robert Lustig) would say that these sugars are the real problem. He, like Gary Taubes in "Why We Get Fat," is talking about the hormonal theory of weight gain.
In short, eating sugars raises insulin. Insulin, in turn, stops fat burning. It also results in ghrelin ( the hunger hormone) release. So there's still debate about whether eating fat or sugar makes you fat. But there's no debate for diabetics. Sugar is bad for them.
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